Labor Standards Act

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Act · 고용노동부 · English text effective 2025-10-23 · Korean current 2026-10-02

Articles

• CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Article 1 Purpose
• Article 2 Definitions
• Article 3 Standards of Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Article 4 Establishment of Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Article 5 Observance of Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Article 6 Equal Treatment
• Article 7 Prohibition of Forced Labor
• Article 8 Prohibition of Violence
• Article 9 Elimination of Intermediary Exploitation
• Article 10 Guarantee of Exercise of Civil Rights
• Article 11 Scope of Application
• Article 12 Scope of Application
• Article 13 Obligations to Report and Appear
• Article 14 Publicity of Purport of Statutes and Regulations
• CHAPTER II LABOR CONTRACTS
• Article 15 Labor Contracts in Violation of This Act
• Article 16 Term of Contract
• Article 17 Clear Statement of Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Article 18 Terms and Conditions of Employment of Part-Time Employees
• Article 19 Breach of Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Article 20 Prohibition against Predetermination of Penalty for Breach of Contracts
• Article 21 Prohibition of Offsetting Wages with Advances
• Article 22 Prohibition of Compulsory Savings
• Article 23 Restriction on Dismissal
• Article 24 Restrictions on Dismissal for Managerial Reasons
• Article 25 Preferential Reemployment
• Article 26 Advance Notice of Dismissal
• Article 27 Written Notice of Grounds for Dismissal
• Article 28 Request for Remedy from Unfair Dismissal
• Article 29 Investigation
• Article 30 Order for Remedy
• Article 31 Confirmation of Order for Remedy
• Article 32 Effect of Order for Remedy
• Article 33 Charges for Compelling Compliance
• Article 34 Retirement Allowance System
• Article 35 null
• Article 36 Settlement of Payments
• Article 37 Interest for Delayed Payment of Wages
• Article 38 Preferential Payment for Claims for Wages
• Article 39 Certificate of Employment
• Article 40 Prohibition of Interference with Employment
• Article 41 Register of Employees
• Article 42 Preservation of Documents in Relation to Contract
• CHAPTER III WAGES
• Article 43 Payment of Wages
• Article 43-2 Disclosure of Names of Business Owners in Arrears
• Article 43-3 Provision of Data on Delayed Payment of Wages
• Article 43-4 Restrictions on Subsidies and Support for Business Owners Habitually in Arrears
• Article 43-5 Entrustment of Duties
• Article 43-6 Disclosure of List of Names of Business Owners in Arrears
• Article 43-7 Prohibition of Departure
• Article 43-8 Claims for Damages for Overdue Wages
• Article 44 Payment of Wages for Contract Work
• Article 44-2 Joint and Several Responsibility for Payment of Wages in Construction Business
• Article 44-3 Special Case concerning Wages under Contract for Construction Works
• Article 45 Emergency Payment
• Article 46 Shutdown Allowances
• Article 47 Subcontract Employees
• Article 48 Wage Ledger and Written Wage Statement
• Article 49 Prescription of Wages
• CHAPTER IV WORK HOURS AND RECESS
• Article 50 Work Hours
• Article 51 Flexible Work Hours System within Three Months
• Article 51-2 Flexible Work Hours System Exceeding Three Months
• Article 51-3 Settlement of Wages in Case of Less than Unit Period of Service
• Article 52 Selective Work Hours System
• Article 53 Restrictions on Extended Work
• Article 54 Recess
• Article 55 Holidays
• Article 56 Extended, Night or Holiday Work
• Article 57 Compensatory Leave System
• Article 58 Special Cases concerning Calculation of Work Hours
• Article 59 Special Cases concerning Work Hours and Recess Hours
• Article 60 Annual Paid Leave
• Article 61 Urging Employees to Take Annual Paid Leave
• Article 62 Substitution of Paid Leave
• Article 63 Exclusion from Application
• CHAPTER V WOMEN AND MINORS
• Article 64 Minimum Age and Employment Permit Certificate
• Article 65 Prohibition of Employment
• Article 66 Minor Certificate
• Article 67 Labor Contract
• Article 68 Claim for Wages
• Article 69 Work Hours
• Article 70 Restrictions on Night Work and Holiday Work
• Article 71 Overtime Work
• Article 72 Prohibition of Work Inside Pit
• Article 73 Monthly Menstrual Leave
• Article 74 Protection for Maternity
• Article 74-2 Permission for Time for Medical Examination of Unborn Child
• Article 75 Nursing Hours
• CHAPTER VI SAFETY AND HEALTH
• Article 76 Safety and Health
• CHAPTER VI-2 PROHIBITION AGAINST WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
• Article 76-2 Prohibition against Workplace Harassment
• Article 76-3 Measures in Cases of Workplace Harassment
• CHAPTER VII APPRENTICESHIP
• Article 77 Protection of Apprentices
• CHAPTER VIII ACCIDENT COMPENSATION
• Article 78 Compensation for Medical Treatment
• Article 79 Compensation for Suspension of Work
• Article 80 Compensation for Disability
• Article 81 Exception to Compensation for Suspension of Work and Compensation for Disability
• Article 82 Compensation for Survivors
• Article 83 Funeral Expenses
• Article 84 Lump Sum Compensation
• Article 85 Installment Compensation
• Article 86 Claim for Compensation
• Article 87 Relationship to Other Damage Claims
• Article 88 Review and Arbitration by Minister of Employment and Labor
• Article 89 Review and Arbitration by Labor Relations Commission
• Article 90 Exceptional Cases related to Contract Work
• Article 91 Preservation of Documents
• Article 92 Prescription
• CHAPTER IX RULES OF EMPLOYMENT
• Article 93 Preparation and Reporting of Rules of Employment
• Article 94 Procedures for Preparation and Amendment of Rules
• Article 95 Restrictions on Punishment Regulations
• Article 96 Observance of Collective Agreement
• Article 97 Effect of Violation
• CHAPTER X DORMITORY
• Article 98 Protection of Dormitory Life
• Article 99 Preparation of and Amendment to Dormitory Rules
• Article 100 Guidelines for Construction and Operation of Dormitories Attached to Workplaces
• Article 100-2 Responsibilities to Maintain and Manage Dormitories Attached to Workplaces
• CHAPTER XI LABOR INSPECTOR
• Article 101 Supervisory Authorities
• Article 102 Authority of Labor Inspector
• Article 102-2 Request for Provision of Data
• Article 103 Duty of Labor Inspector
• Article 104 Reporting to Supervisory Authorities
• Article 105 Restrictions on Person Having Authority to Exercise Judicial Police Power
• Article 106 Delegation of Authority
• CHAPTER XII PENALTY PROVISIONS
• Article 107 Penalty Provisions
• Article 108 Penalty Provisions
• Article 109 Penalty Provisions
• Article 110 Penalty Provisions
• Article 111 Penalty Provisions
• Article 112 Criminal Charge
• Article 113 Penalty Provisions
• Article 114 Penalty Provisions
• Article 115 Joint Penalty Provisions
• Article 116 Administrative Fines

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